Redemption Song
Can’t say how much I’m enjoying Chris Salewicz’s brilliant Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer. When was the last...
The Pretenders
After months of dithering about on how to celebrate our 25th anniversary – silver is so tacky in a down...
Mythbusters, Rock ‘n’ Roll Edition
The man who shot Liberty Valance was not the bravest of them all.No one put the the bomp in the...
Home taping is no longer killing music
After thinking I had given in to reason, age and obsolescence and had actually tossed a number of my oldest...
It’s a piano!!!
Even dogs couldn’t hear the noise she made when she found out that what we had been disguising as a...
Musical Phases
The Underground Garage’s decision to put Small Faces’ brilliant “Tin Soldier,” absolutely one of the top ten rock ‘n’ roll...
Shine A Light
Well, something was likely to shake me out of my Joe Cocker phase — turns out it would be The...
A stroke of genius?
Apple has added a “Genius” selection to its newest version of iTunes, largely similar to Amazon’s recommendations (though years later),...
Rock ‘n’ roll bios
Having gotten through the sublime and voluminous The Beatles, it seemed only fair to give equal time to a group...
iTunes thinks I want what?!!
Amazon started this thing several years ago where based on your purchases and some questionnaires, it would make recommendations for...